List of Mortal Kombat Characters

This is a list of characters from the Mortal Kombat fighting game series and the games in which they appear. Due to the large number of characters and games in the series, the list is presented in the following table. There are 97 characters listed here.

Noob Saibot was revealed to be the original Sub-Zero from Mortal Kombat after the release of Mortal Kombat: Deception. The current Sub-Zero is Noob's brother, who first appeared in Mortal Kombat II (see below).

Noob was not in the Sega Master System/Game Gear version or the Game Boy version of Mortal Kombat II.

Noob was only fully playable in Mortal Kombat Trilogy, Mortal Kombat Advance, and the SNES and Mega Drive/Genesis versions of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3. He was a secret selectable character in Ultimate Mortal Kombat and the arcade verson of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, and an unselectable secret character in most versions of the original Mortal Kombat 3 and the Sega Saturn version of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3. He was not included in the Sega Master System/Game Gear version and the Game Boy version of Mortal Kombat 3, as well as the Java Mobile version and the iPhone version of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3.

Noob was not included in the arcade version or the Game Boy Color version of Mortal Kombat 4.

Noob was only available as an unlockable character in Mortal Kombat: Tournament Edition. He was not included in any other version of Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance.

Noob was paired up with Smoke in Mortal Kombat: Deception as a tag-team character (Noob-Smoke). He was fully playable in Mortal Kombat: Unchained and the GameCube version of Mortal Kombat: Deception, but had to be unlocked in other versions.

Reptile was only playable in the Sega Genesis and SNES versions of Mortal Kombat with the use of a game-altering device. In most other versions, he was an unselectable secret character. He was not in the Sega Master System/Game Gear version, the Game Boy version, or the Tiger version of Mortal Kombat.

Reptile had to be unlocked in the Game Boy Color version of Mortal Kombat 4.

Reptile was not in the Game Boy Advance version of Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance.

Reptile was arguably included in Mortal Kombat: Deception in the form of Onaga (who was possessing his body). See below for Onaga's appearances.

Jade was not in the original Mortal Kombat 3. She was a unlockable character in the Java Mobile version or iPhone version of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3. She was in all versions of Mortal Kombat Trilogy.

Jade was fully playable in Mortal Kombat: Unchained and the GameCube version of Mortal Kombat: Deception, but had to be unlocked in other versions.

In a tweet, Ed Boon confirmed that Jade will not be returning for Mortal Kombat X. However, Kitana's "Mournful" variation is based on Jade, with Kitana using Jade's glaive and staff as weapons. Jade was later added to the mobile version of Mortal Kombat X on April 24, 2017.

Mileena was not in the original Mortal Kombat 3. She was fully playable in the Java Mobile version or the iPhone version of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3. She had to be unlocked to play in Ultimate Mortal Kombat, the arcade version, and the Sega Saturn version of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3. She was fully playable in all other versions and Mortal Kombat Trilogy.

Mileena was not in Mortal Kombat 4, but was in its update, Mortal Kombat Gold.

Shao Kahn is only fully playable in some versions of Mortal Kombat Trilogy. In Mortal Kombat Advance, the Nintendo 64 version of Mortal Kombat Trilogy, the SNES, Mega Drive/Genesis, and PC versions of Mortal Kombat 3, and the SNES, Mega Drive/Genesis, and Java Mobile versions of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, Kahn has to be unlocked as a character. He is a secret selectable character in the Sega Master System/Game Gear version of Mortal Kombat 3. In all other versions of Mortal Kombat 3 and Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, he serves as an unselectable game boss.

Shao Kahn is not on the PlayStation 2 version or the Xbox version of Mortal Kombat: Deception, only on the Gamecube Version of the game.

Smoke was only available as a secret selectable character in Mortal Kombat 3. He was fully playable in the Java Mobile version of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, and was fully playable in all other versions and Mortal Kombat Trilogy.

Smoke was paired up with Noob Saibot in Mortal Kombat: Deception as a tag-team character (Noob-Smoke). He was fully playable in Mortal Kombat: Unchained and the GameCube version of Mortal Kombat: Deception, but had to be unlocked in other versions.

Introduced in Mortal Kombat 3

Cyrax was not in Mortal Kombat 4, but was in its update, Mortal Kombat Gold.

Cyrax was only fully playable in Mortal Kombat: Tournament Edition. He was not in the Game Boy Advance version of Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance, and had to be unlocked in all other versions of Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance.

Motaro was only fully playable in some versions of Mortal Kombat Trilogy. He was an unlockable character in the Nintendo 64 version of Mortal Kombat Trilogy, Mortal Kombat Advance, the SNES and Mega Drive/Genesis versions of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, and the SNES, Mega Drive/Genesis, and PC versions of the original Mortal Kombat 3. He was an unselectable sub-boss in the arcade and PlayStation versions of Mortal Kombat 3, Ultimate Mortal Kombat, and the arcade, Sega Saturn, and iPhone versions of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3. He was not present in any other version.

Introduced in Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3

Chameleon was only available as a secret character in Mortal Kombat Trilogy. He was not in the Nintendo 64 version of Mortal Kombat Trilogy, nor Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3, with the exception of the SNES and Mega Drive/Genesis versions, where he was playable with a game-altering device.

Classic Sub-Zero was fully playable in the Java Mobile version or iPhone version of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3. He was only available after unlocking in Ultimate Mortal Kombat, the arcade version, and the Sega Saturn version of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3.

Human Smoke was only fully available in most versions of Mortal Kombat Trilogy. He had to be unlocked in the Nintendo 64 version of Mortal Kombat Trilogy and the iPhone version of Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3. He was a secret selectable character in all other versions.

Nitara was only fully available in the Mortal Kombat: Tournament Edition update of Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance. She was not in the Game Boy Advance version of Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance. In other versions, she had to be unlocked to play.

Appearances in film and television

In The Journey Begins, several Tarkatans (referred to as "Goro's nomads") are seen, including one unnamed one amongst the kombatants that may be intended to represent Baraka.

In Defenders of the Realm, the Tarkatan character Karbrac represents Baraka for an unknown reason. This could be most likely because the series is based on the movies, and Baraka was killed in the second one.

References to the Great Kung Lao, who has never fought in any of the games, is generally not included here, although he was the main character in Conquest. In The Journey Begins, the Great Kung Lao is represented dressed up as his descendant from the games, with the token razor hat.